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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Ironheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do Urden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scream. Ironheart is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jag - Phone Numbers. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Ironheart!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironheart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do Urden moves away.
Ironheart throws a jab when Do Urden was well out of range.
Ironheart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ironheart throws a jab but it's blocked by Do Urden.
Ironheart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Do Urden.
A jab from Ironheart misses.
Ironheart blocks a head kick by Do Urden.
Do Urden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ironheart lands a head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Do Urden as Ironheart shoots in.
Ironheart throws the left hand but Do Urden avoids the punch easily.
Do Urden moves out of range of the strikes.
Ironheart looks to throw the jab but Do Urden is out of range.
Ironheart misses with a hook
and Do Urden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ironheart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Do Urden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ironheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do Urden manages to avoid it.
Ironheart misses the jab.
Ironheart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Do Urden throws a leg kick which misses Ironheart's front leg but catches the back leg as Ironheart tries to avoid it.
Do Urden slips a jab from Ironheart.
Drizzt Do Urden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ironheart throws a hook but Do Urden blocks it.
Do Urden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ironheart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Do Urden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Do Urden walks into a straight right hand from Ironheart.
Do Urden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ironheart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Do Urden circles away quickly and effectively.
Ironheart clobbers Do Urden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ironheart.
Do Urden scores with a push kick.
Do Urden plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ironheart throws a right hand that misses
and Do Urden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ironheart's knee momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Do Urden thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ironheart if he has to take too many more of those.
Ironheart throws a shot from downtown. Do Urden moves away and avoids it.
Ironheart takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ironheart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jim Ironheart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do Urden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ironheart's sensitive parts.
Nice straight punches there by Ironheart. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ironheart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do Urden moves out of range as Ironheart strikes.
Ironheart lands with a nice body punch.
Do Urden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ironheart fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ironheart loads up on a big right hand but Do Urden slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ironheart crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Do Urden - the referee stops the clock and Ironheart gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Do Urden. Ironheart manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A big right from Ironheart misses.
Ironheart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Do Urden throws a head kick that half lands.
Ironheart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Do Urden circles away quickly and effectively.
Do Urden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Do Urden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ironheart throws out the jab.
Do Urden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Do Urden looks to throw the jab but Ironheart is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Do Urden.
Do Urden scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do Urden staying out of range there.
Ironheart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do Urden.
Ironheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do Urden manages to avoid it.
Do Urden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Ironheart misses the target.
Do Urden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ironheart.
Ironheart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do Urden slips a straight right by Ironheart.
Ironheart throws a hook to the side of Do Urden's head but Do Urden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A thudding body kick lands there by Do Urden!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Drizzt Do Urden will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Do Urden slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ironheart lands a jab.
Do Urden throws a head kick that misses.
Do Urden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ironheart.
Ironheart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Do Urden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ironheart.
A good leg kick by Do Urden.
Do Urden slips a straight right by Ironheart.
Ironheart checks a leg kick.
Ironheart scores with the left hand. Do Urden knows he should have avoided that one.
Ironheart misses with an uppercut
and Do Urden counters with a body kick.
Ironheart throws a body punch but Do Urden moves out of range.
Do Urden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Do Urden lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironheart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Do Urden but Do Urden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ironheart throws a lazy uppercut
and Do Urden counters with an inside leg kick.
Ironheart lands a nice hook to Do Urden's body. Do Urden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Do Urden lands a leg kick that knocks Ironheart off balance momentarily.
Do Urden throws a leg kick but Ironheart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ironheart has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Do Urden.
Do Urden cracks the inside of Ironheart's front leg.
Ironheart blocks a head kick by Do Urden.
A jab from Ironheart finds it's way through Do Urden's defenses.
Ironheart throws a looping overhand right but Do Urden ducks down to avoid it.
Ironheart might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ironheart steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Do Urden. That one must have hurt.
Drizzt Do Urden is winning the standup battle so far.
Do Urden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Do Urden avoids the body shot from Ironheart.
Do Urden blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart throws a hook but Do Urden blocks it.
Do Urden feints and then cracks Ironheart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ironheart down.
Do Urden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ironheart throws out the jab.
Ironheart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ironheart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Do Urden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Do Urden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Do Urden throws a leg kick but Ironheart moved away.
A big right from Ironheart misses.
Do Urden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ironheart throws a hook but Do Urden avoids it easily.
Do Urden misses with a head kick.
Ironheart throws a shot from downtown. Do Urden moves away and avoids it.
Ironheart avoids the head kick by Do Urden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironheart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ironheart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Do Urden.
Ironheart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ironheart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Do Urden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ironheart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Do Urden.
Ironheart throws a poor cross that misses
and Do Urden counters with a good low kick that Ironheart was not able to check.
Ironheart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Do Urden counters with an inside leg kick.
Ironheart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ironheart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Do Urden.
Ironheart lands the left hand.
Nice defenses there by Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden moves out of range of the strikes.
Do Urden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Do Urden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do Urden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ironheart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ironheart throws a body punch but Do Urden moves out of range.
Ironheart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ironheart looks to land a right hand but Do Urden moved out of range.
Ironheart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Do Urden.
Do Urden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ironheart's sensitive parts.
Ironheart stuns Do Urden with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ironheart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Do Urden.
Ironheart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ironheart throws a right hand that misses
and Do Urden counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Drizzt Do Urden will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ironheart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Do Urden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ironheart.
Do Urden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ironheart.
A head kick misses from Do Urden.
Do Urden swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ironheart counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Ironheart misses.
Do Urden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ironheart.
A nice leg kick lands there from Do Urden.
Ironheart misses with a straight left.
Do Urden connects with a leg kick. Ironheart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Do Urden ducks under a wild hook from Ironheart.
Do Urden throws a leg kick but Ironheart checks it.
Ironheart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Do Urden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden throws a leg kick which misses Ironheart's front leg but catches the back leg as Ironheart tries to avoid it.
Do Urden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Do Urden wants to break free but Ironheart has control.
Do Urden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ironheart's defenses.
Do Urden throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ironheart breaks from the clinch.
Do Urden fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Do Urden.
Ironheart lands with a nice body punch.
Ironheart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Do Urden under the eye.
Do Urden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ironheart throws a hook to the side of Do Urden's head but Do Urden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ironheart throws a jab but it's blocked by Do Urden.
Do Urden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jim Ironheart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ironheart.
Ironheart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ironheart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Do Urden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Do Urden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ironheart missing with a left hand there. Do Urden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ironheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do Urden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Do Urden.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ironheart.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ironheart trying to control the position but Do Urden is working away.
Do Urden is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ironheart's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do Urden wants to control but Ironheart is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Do Urden is pressing down on Ironheart's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Do Urden being controlled here, momentarily.
Ironheart passes into half guard.
Drizzt Do Urden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden tries to get to full guard but Ironheart has control of the leg.
Ironheart is just content to waste time from the top position. Do Urden takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Do Urden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ironheart looking to sit in guard and control but Do Urden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim Ironheart.
I think Do Urden has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jim Ironheart!
A relieved looking Jim Ironheart thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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